But in the avant-garde, it is a new context that musicians seek.
The musicians seek innovation in a tradition nearly half a century old.
For more than 100 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements that would define the emerging national spirit.
The musicians are seeking to have the number raised to 61.
Generally, however, popular Cuban musicians lead relatively privileged lives and have not sought to defect.
The musicians have sought in recent negotiations to establish the orchestra as a permanent ensemble rather than a freelance group.
In San Francisco, the musicians are seeking a 5.5 percent increase that would bring their minimum salary to $78,520.
Accordingly, the musicians sought order, making their own arrangements as they proceeded.
The musicians are also seeking a wage increase of 5 percent; their current base salary is $1,350 per week.
In fact, given exposure, these musicians might well seek to update their sound.